A pair of panels featuring leading policymakers, industry leaders, and international experts at the FinCity.Tokyo Global Forum 2025 event at the end of January explored Tokyo’s future as a finance hub and Japan’s commitment to green transformation (GX).

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a regular exchange of views on the economy and financial markets.

In Tokyo, a beauty course targeting the older generation has proved popular. Japan is the fastest ageing society in the world, where more than a quarter of its population is 65 and older.

Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan build a more inclusive political system and protect human rights

Tokyo Gas said on Wednesday it had made its first foray into a commercially operational terminal for liquefied natural gas outside Japan by acquiring a 20% stake in Philippines' FGEN LNG, a unit of First Gen Corp .

Just five years ago, a US tourist visiting Japan would have paid a small fortune — close to $500 — for a ¥50,000 omakase meal at a high-end sushi counter in Tokyo. Today, the same meal will cost the visitor just a little over $300.

Japan’s government says it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, a change from duty-free quotas that Tokyo was given previously.

Tokyo-based moon exploration company ispace is heartened by signs the United States and Japan will remain on course for joint lunar missions, its CEO said on Wednesday, amid growing uncertainties in U.

The Russian and Chinese militaries have sent spy ships to waters close to United States treaty ally Japan, Tokyo reported on Monday. Newsweek has emailed the Russian and Chinese defense ministries for comment.

TOKYO >> Major Japanese video game companies are stepping up their efforts to recruit personnel, as ever more sophisticated graphics mean that more staff are required for game development.